Mum reveals harrowing hospital bed photo of her autistic son ‘paralysed after being tricked into smoking Spice in the park’

Harry Skillen's mother said she wanted other parents to be aware of the dangers of the drug

By Brittany Vonow

4th July 2017, 5:23 pm

Updated: 5th July 2017, 2:02 pm

A YOUNG teen was left paralysed for seven hours after being tricked into smoking Spice in the playground, his mother has said.

Harry Skillen was rushed to hospital after becoming violent and lashing out after taking the drug, with a photograph of the 13-year-old in his hospital bed released by his horrified mother as a warning to other parents.

The mum-of-nine said: "He is autistic so it’s not uncommon for him to have a meltdown. But this time it was different. Harry was being violent, lashing out and trying to bite me, so I called the police and the ambulance."